disarray

English

Etymology

From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- 'dis-' + areer 'to array'

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ X-SAMPA: /dIs@reI/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

disarray (third-person singular simple present disarrays, present participle disarraying, simple past and past participle disarrayed) (transitive)

1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

Antonyms

• array

Translations

To throw into disorder; to break the array of

• Bulgarian: разбърквам (bg) (razbǎrkvam)
• Dutch: verstoren (nl), verwarren (nl)
• Finnish: sekoittaa (fi), panna sekaisin (fi), saattaa epäjärjestykseen (fi)

• French: zizanie (fr) f, zizanie (fr) f
• Portuguese: cizânia (pt) f
• Romanian: dezorganiza (ro), zăpăci (ro)

To take off the dress of; to unrobe

• Bulgarian: събличам (bg) (sǎbličam)
• Dutch: uitkleden (nl)

• Romanian: dezbrăca (ro)

Noun

disarray (plural disarrays)

1. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
   • 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, BBC:

     Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray.

2. Confused attire; undress; dishabille.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:disorder

Translations

Want of array or regular order

• Bulgarian: бъркотия (bg) (bǎrkotija) f, безпорядък (bg) (bezporjadǎk) m
• Dutch: wanorde (nl)
• Finnish: sekasorto (fi), kaaos (fi), epäjärjestys (fi)

• French: désordre (fr) m, désarroi (fr) m
• Romanian: dezordine (ro) f
• Spanish: desorden (es)

Confused attire; undress

• Finnish: epäjärjestys (fi)